The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has ordered to remove Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) Ahad Cheema from his post, VOS news reported.
The verdict was issued after a hearing on petitions moved against federal ministers and advisers over their political associations.
The election commission had issued notices to Federal Minister for Privatization Fawad Hassan Fawad, Adviser Ahad Cheema and Principal Secretary to the PM Tauqeer Shah.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in its verdict directed the secretary cabinet division to delist Ahad Cheema as SAPM.
The electoral body in its order said he remained part of the former cabinet, and his presence in the current caretaker cabinet could ‘affect’ the election results.